Sharavati river, a source of electricity in Karnataka, faces environmental opposition for a proposed pumped storage project.

A new study by IISER highlights that hill slopes in Western Ghats highly threatened by encroachments are playing crucial role in maintaining the green cover in the region ...

Pune: A recent study by researchers at MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU), Pune, has revealed significant changes in dragonfly population across the.

The villages of Loliem and Poingunin are located in southern Goa, in a part of the Western Ghats, a mountainous biodiversity hotspot. They host a rich complex of forests, mangroves and riverine ...

By Mongabay.com Residents of two villages in the Indian state of Goa have petitioned the environment ministry for their ...

However, 27 species not recorded in earlier data have been documented, attributed to citizen science initiatives and improved ...

India's UNESCO-listed natural sites are where breathtaking landscapes, rare wildlife, and centuries-old ecosystems come ...

The Western Ghats, recognised as a biodiversity hotspot, harbour numerous endemic species found nowhere else on Earth. While parts of it are protected, the ecosystem faces threats from ...

It is an irony that human pressure may already be regulating tiger numbers in the wider Western Ghats landscapes, given that ...

Residents of Canacona have strongly opposed the proposed widening of NH-66 (formerly NH-17) along the existing alignment at ...

In recent months, rare and endemic birds of the Western Ghats have also been spotted in this area, further emphasising the ecological significance of this biodiversity hotspot. “It is good to ...